Oktoberfest Will Be Here Soon

Saturday, October 5

from 6:30-8:30 pm. A fundraiser for Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity.

We need your help to make

this a success!

FIRST: RSVP to attend

by September 28. To RSVP click HERE.

And SECOND: Please volunteer

to supply food and/or help setup

We have only 50% of the needed items. There are many needs, from grilling the brots to bringing a pasta salad to help dry the dishes. It's a great cause and fun for all!Click HERE to sign up to help or donate to cover the costs!

Oktoberfest will also be the 301 Pub Fellowship for the month. To everyone who intends on helping out or bringing food to Octoberfest- THANK YOU for your support!

Faith, Family, Hospitality

Dear loving & generous MoM community members,

We will soon have the chance to feel the joy of serving the families of Fort Collins who are experiencing homelessness. This rotation, we will be helping these families on Tuesday, Oct.15 & Thursday, Oct. 17. We are in need of cooks, evening hosts, and overnight hosts for those days. However, overnight hosts can sign up for any night. 

A special invitation to those of you who haven't volunteered before, to consider helping this time. It's always so rewarding to interact with these parents and their children. 

Please prayerfully consider this opportunity to help the unhoused families of Fort Collins.

You can sign up to serve here. You can also Jean or Lynne know if you can help. 

Jean Christen (christenj322@gmail.com)

Lynne Barnes (lynne2820@gmail.com)

Service Recordings

Celebrating the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

A recording of readings from September 22nd with Rev. Jane Reina presiding is available here. 

Other Mass recordings can be accessed via our website here.

Social Justice Reflection

In 1965, at the end of the march from Selma to the Alabama State Capital in Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr proclaimed “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Reviewing the history of racism in the United States, one cannot help but recognize a truth behind this sentiment. Who can argue with the abolition of slavery, the adoption of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution extending the Bill of Rights to the formerly enslaved, the 15th and 19th Amendments granting the right to vote, the desegregation of public schools, buses and luncheonettes, and passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin? And yes, we’ve even had our first Black President.

However, in his essay, entitled “Progress” which comprises the 17th chapter of the “1619 Project”, Dr Ibram X. Kendi warns that despite the gains, today’s reality for Black Americans remains unequal and falls far short of the vision of freedom, equality and justice for all. In fact, the racial gap may be widening. For example, Black Americans are incarcerated at 5 times the rate of whites. Non-white school districts receive about $23 billion less in funding annually than predominantly white school districts and Black college graduates, on average, owe $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates. Almost 30% fewer Black families own their home. People of color are severely underrepresented in high-paying jobs or in the managerial workforce. They also experience higher rates of illness and death from diabetes, obesity, asthma and heart disease, and, their life expectancy is lower than white Americans. They suffer more from environmental contamination, racial profiling, police shootings, voter suppression, and unjust immigration policies. Perhaps the racial wealth gap illustrates the inequity most starkly. The US Treasury reported in 2019 that the average white family had $184,000 in wealth compared to $38.000 for Latinos and $23,000 for Black families. (Key Examples of Systemic Racism in the U.S)

 Dr Kendi aptly points out the danger of racial progress rhetoric. It is not just shortsighted but undermines the considerable work remaining to dismantle existing racist policies and practices. The “Second Reconstruction” of the of the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s was needed because the First Reconstruction after the Civil War failed to build an equitable nation. A Third Reconstruction is still needed.



In his farewell address, President Obama told the nation that America is defined by a forward motion, a “constant widening of our founding creed.” Yes, the arc of the moral universe is indeed long but doesn’t bend on its own.

Prayer Requests

Praying for peace, health and well-being through challenging times.

+Cathy Engel, member, for her healing process

+Yvonne Keefe, member

+Rachel & Ryan Honeybourne, family of Julia Morrow, friend of Mary of Magdala

+Mother Rosean, clergy of Mary of Magdala

+Rev. Kate Luhman, ECC clergy

+Amanda Staut, friend of Lisa Jones, member

+Ted Newbre (Devlin), member of Mary of Magdala

+Jean Powers, daughter of Mary Powers, member

+Vanity, for comfort at this time of loss

+Ruth Wolfe, member of Light and Christ ECC

+Frederique Pesin, and her family, friends of Mother Rosean

+Patsy Connor, friend of Linda J.

+Natalie Rochester, for prosperity, love, and happiness

+Pastor Rick Reiten, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran

+Cache and Courtney, family of Jean Christen

+David Devlin, member

+Sabrina and her two children, currently homeless

+Linda Browell, member

+Jerry Padilla, father of member Lisa Jones

+Rachel, daughter of Mary Lou Devlin, member

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A blessed and peaceful repose of souls for those who've passed and comfort for the friends and families.

+Tess Peters, friend of Mary Lou Devlin, member

+Kelly Cahill, friend of Ruth Alexander

+Pauline Devlin, David Devlin's mother

+James Lyons, brother-in-law of Mary Lyons, member

+Arlene Miller, former secretary at John XXIII

+Carole Lyons, sister-in-law of Mary Lyons, member

+Jessica Melton, family friend of Jane Reina

+Betty Smith, mother of Bill Smith, member

+Grace Robinson, member of Mary of Magdala

+Jack Wolfe, member of Light and Christ ECC

+Promise, age 22, for the peaceful repose of her soul

+Mary Detweiler, member of Mary of Magdala

+Allen Wilberton, brother of Tom Wilberton

+Sharon L. Six, mother of Michael Six, member

+Jim Carroll, husband of member Dori Carroll

+Juanita Newbre, aunt of MaryLou Devlin, member

+Flavian Reising Jr., Father of Steve Reising, member

+Betty Jones, mother-in-law of Lisa Jones, member

Please send prayer requests to marymagdalafc@gmail.com. Prayers will be listed for one month unless requested for longer. Prayers for the repose of souls will be listed for six months unless requested for a longer time.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

September 25, 11:00 am

• Mother Rosean Amaral, Presiding
• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday Mass - September 29th, 12:30 pm

• Pastor Rick Reiten is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Wednesday Midweek Mass -

October 2, 11:00 am

• Mother Rosean Amaral, Presiding
• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday Mass - October 6th, 12:30 pm

• F. Teri Harroun is presiding. In-person and with Zoom.

Did you miss an article or announcement?



Past e-bulletins are posted on our website here. Below are links to some key articles:

• To read the August newsletter from the House of Laity, click here.
• To read the latest updates regarding the ECC Holy Synod of 2024, click here.
• To read updates regarding the music for the ECC Holy Synod of 2024, click here.
• To read the ECC Council of Bishops' statement on the War in Gaza and Israel, click here.
• Ongoing Giving Opportunities in Fellowship hall; see list here.
• Dedicating Altar Flowers? Contact Joan Stepleton at JoanStepleton@gmail.com or 864-650-2816. A $25 dollar donation is kindly requested.

Mary of Magdala Parish Community

Members: Need to view, update information or download a copy of the member directory? Just click here.

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If you would like to contribute to Mary of Magdala, here are ways to schedule a single or recurring Sunday offertory.

All are invited and ALL are welcome to join our parish community. Here is the webpage with more information on membership

The ECC Regional Website - View here.

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  

Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.